Day One of our project to turn a derelict cottage in Central Portugal into our dream home. It's a vision we've assembled after much covetous, sweaty-palmed leafing through the Toast catalogue and back issues of Country Living, but a vision nonetheless.Yesterday, Tim and I finally completed the purchase of a house in the village of Gondelim, thirteen months after moving to rural Portugal from Hackney, east London. Contrast doesn't even start to describe it.
The meeting yesterday between us, the sellers, our lawyer and the Notary was conducted largely in rapid-fire Portuguese. But we have a set of keys and a legal-looking document, so I'm pretty sure the house is ours now.
After 'celebrating' rather too vigorously last night, I'm heading off for an early night. But despite being pretty frail himself today, Tim has already been up to the house and removed wall tiles in an location we optimistically refer to as the Outside Dining Area. Right now, it's a bit of a sh*thole.
Wish us luck!
2 comments:
It looks pretty good from the pic. When can we come stay?
Thanks Greg, you will be welcome any time! But if it's before we move into the new place (Easter 2010), then may I suggest you bring hard hats and steel-capped boots?
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